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Sold for (Inc. bp): £10,400
CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (12.5 grams, 41 mm).
Comprising a squat cylindrical body with applied ornate cruciform motif to upper face, braided filigree to the side wall; hollow-formed; ring for attachment of a necklace or securing chain, pin-lug and catchplate to reverse. [No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12503-231367.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
LITERATURE:
Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1921,1101.120, for broad type.
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